Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
We were excited and proud to host our Fuse Fest: Cassette Culture Celebration on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, May 23rd from 12 noon to 8:00pm at the Old First Presbyterian Church (1101 Bryden Rd 43205). The festival included performances featuring experimental musician Daniel Burke’s project (ORD) Illusion of Safety, electronic experimental musician David Reed’s solo project Envenomist (CMH), electronic experimental musician Jeff Chenault’s solo project Central Inhabitants (CMH), and electronic experimental musician Andy Izold’s solo project Full Load of King (CLE).
In addition to performances, the fest included a panel discussion with Jerry Kranitz (author of Cassette Culture), Jeff Chenault (The Electronic Music History of Columbus), and Daniel Burke, a film screening of William Davenport’s The Great American Cassette Masters, and a variety of music label vendors.
About the artist:
Since 1983, Daniel Burke and his many conspirators under the Illusion Of Safety banner have over the course of 40+ full length releases traversed most every facet of the avant sound plane, from early industrial pop deconstruction to blindingly minimal sound art to densely surreal found-sound collage, each unique approach bending and reconstituting the expectations and possibilities of each realm, creating uneasy music that is dense and dystopian and yet also beautiful. Performing over 300 live concerts throughout Europe and the states included No Fun 2008, the Wroclaw Industrial Music Festival 2009, Sonic Circuits in 2010, with Shen Wei Dance Arts in 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, and at the Crisis Data Transfer Pre-Party October 2023. Outside of IOS Burke has collaborated with Jim O’Rourke, Jon Mueller, Randy Greif, Darin Gray, Z’EV, Cheer-Accident, Thomas Dimuzio, Kevin Drumm, Bill Horist, and others.
https://linktr.ee/illusionofsafety
youtube.com/@illusionofsafety
We were excited and proud to host our Fuse Fest: Cassette Culture Celebration on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, May 23rd from 12 noon to 8:00pm at the Old First Presbyterian Church (1101 Bryden Rd 43205). The festival included performances featuring experimental musician Daniel Burke’s project (ORD) Illusion of Safety, electronic experimental musician David Reed’s solo project Envenomist (CMH), electronic experimental musician Jeff Chenault’s solo project Central Inhabitants (CMH), and electronic experimental musician Andy Izold’s solo project Full Load of King (CLE).
In addition to performances, the fest included a panel discussion with Jerry Kranitz (author of Cassette Culture), Jeff Chenault (The Electronic Music History of Columbus), and Daniel Burke, a film screening of William Davenport’s The Great American Cassette Masters, and a variety of music label vendors.
About the artist:
Since 1983, Daniel Burke and his many conspirators under the Illusion Of Safety banner have over the course of 40+ full length releases traversed most every facet of the avant sound plane, from early industrial pop deconstruction to blindingly minimal sound art to densely surreal found-sound collage, each unique approach bending and reconstituting the expectations and possibilities of each realm, creating uneasy music that is dense and dystopian and yet also beautiful. Performing over 300 live concerts throughout Europe and the states included No Fun 2008, the Wroclaw Industrial Music Festival 2009, Sonic Circuits in 2010, with Shen Wei Dance Arts in 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, and at the Crisis Data Transfer Pre-Party October 2023. Outside of IOS Burke has collaborated with Jim O’Rourke, Jon Mueller, Randy Greif, Darin Gray, Z’EV, Cheer-Accident, Thomas Dimuzio, Kevin Drumm, Bill Horist, and others.
https://linktr.ee/illusionofsafety
youtube.com/@illusionofsafety
